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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Ulysses

Well, I tried reading it. Then I tried again. I even made a bet with my father who could finish first. We both lost.

It's just a terrible reading experience. Don't know why critics love it, but I have the feeling nobody really understands that gibberish but pretends to do so just to look smart...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Fighting through it at the moment, it just feels like I don't even get half of what is written.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just stop reading. It should be a nice and relaxing experience, not some sort of accomplishment. I know, school teaches otherwise....

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

My wife is reading through some top 500 books or whatever list and she always struggles with this. If you give it 50-100 pages and get nowhere, just put it down and call it a loss.

Meanwhile, I'm just reading scifi and fantasy stuff that comes well recommended and rarely have to give up on a book.

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